We love video game. We really, really love them (so much so we write about them every day so you can read all about them). But it is important to mix things up a bit and get outside. Playing outside is as important as defeating that big boss, and it keeps you fit and healthy […]
Let’s Play PlayStation Vita Pets: Puppy Parlour on iOS
What’s this? It’s a PlayStation Vita game on iOS! Well not quite; Puppy Parlour is the companion app to PlayStaion Vita Pets, so whatever you do in the app will help you gain rewards in the PS Vita Pets game. Alex from Family Gamer TV has been taking a look at the app, and you […]
See the difference between Mario Kart Wii and Wii U!
Mario Kart 8 will be released for Wii U very soon, but even as we look forward to that we still love Mario Kart Wii. There will be a huge difference between the two games though, and Wes from Family Gamer TV has made a cool video showing the difference between the old Wii game […]
iOS App of the Day: CHOMP!!!
Sometimes you don’t want to play something complicated or big, you just want a quick game that can be fun for a few minutes. Well we’ve found the perfect game for those moments: CHOMP!!! CHOMP!! is a game to test your nerves with. You gain points by putting your fingers in the mouth of the […]
Super Smash Bros. will feature boy and girl Animal Crossing villagers
Super Smash Bros. will let you enter the fight as a villager from Animal Crossing, but until today we thought you could only play as a boy villager. Not so, as it has been revealed on MiiVerse that you can play as both boy and girl villagers. The game’s producer Sakurai wrote on MiiVerse: “Pic […]
Minecraft next-gen screenshots show the difference
Mojang have revealed two screenshots from 4J Studios’ next gen console versions of Minecraft. They’ve also shown the same scene from the current generation consoles so you can see the difference. These two screens are from the PlayStation editions, with the PS3 version top and PS4 version bottom. You can see that the ‘draw distance’ […]
Maleficent on iOS and in Disney Infinity
Maleficent is a new film out this month about a fairy who puts a young girl under a sleeping spell. Yep, that’s right; she’s the villain from Sleeping Beauty! But this time we get to see the story from her point of view, all in live-action with amazing special effects! Not only will the film […]
iOS App of the Day: Mechanic Mike Monster Truck Mania
It’s time to pull on some gloves and strap on your welding goggles; we’ve got work to do! There’s loads of Monster Trucks in need of repair, and only you can help Mechanic Mike get them ready in time for the big day! Mechanic Mike is a game about fixing monster trucks. They start as […]
Transformers: Age of Extinction is rolling out on mobile
The new Transformers movie Age of Extinction looks really awesome. But wouldn’t it be great to be able to play the movie? Thanks to an iOS and Android game coming out soon, you will, because Transformers: Age of Extinction is getting an official mobile game. The game will let you play as the heroic Autobots […]
The Band of Thieves & 1000 Pokémon shows paper monsters
The free Pokémon game that we discovered is coming to Japan this week has been shown off by Nintendo in a new trailer, which reveals a very different kind of Pokémon game than we’re used to. With it’s 2D art, it feels a lot like Nintendo’s Paper Mario games, and looks just as fun! In […]
iOS App of the Day: Monster Busters
Match 3 games are really great, but it can be hard to find a really great one. Enter Monster Busters: a great, fun Match 3 that’s as good as Candy Crush and any other similar game on the App Store. Monster Busters has the same rules as most other Match 3 games, but its great […]
Pokemon Snap in Virtual Reality
This is pretty cool: someone had made Nintendo 64 game Pokemon Snap work with the Oculus Rift, making a virtual reality Pokemon safari! Take a look in this great video. Oculus Rift is like a pair of glasses, but instead of glass lenses you look right into two TV screens. Because the screens are so […]
Minecraft Xbox 360 celebrates 2nd Birthday with free skins
It’s a very special birthday for a very special game. Minecraft Xbox 360 edition is 2 years old! To celebrate the game’s 2nd anniversary, 4J Studios have released a new skin pack full of great Xbox-themed textures. Even better: it’s free to download until May 18th. There’s also a new Free #MinecraftXBLA 2nd Birthday Skin […]
New Fantasia: Music Evolved trailer shows capsule environment
There’s a brand new trailer for the great looking Xbox One Kinect game Fantasia: Music Evolved. Take a look at it below, where you can see the new capsule environment. It looks really fun, and not like anything we’ve seen before. The Kinect that comes with Xbox One is much more powerful than the Xbox […]
iOS App of the Day: dEXTRIS
If you’re looking to test your reaction, the dEXTRIS is the game for you. It’s really fast paced and quite tricky, so getting from one level to the next is quite an achievement! In dEXTRIS you must guide a neon block through a rapidly speeding maze, dodging the deadly spikes as you go. But things […]
A New Pokémon game is coming to Japan
There’s a brand new Pokémon game coming out in Japan, and it’s going to be given away for free! The Band of Thieves & 1000 Pokémon is for 3DS and comes as a celebration of the new Pokémon movie Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. The game will use StreetPass, letting you collect new Pokémon to use in a […]
Maleficent teased for Disney Infinity 2.0
It looks like the witch Maleficent is joining the Disney Infinity bus this year for the new, 2.0 version of the game. The Disney Infinity Twitter account has tweeted this picture, which looks quite a lot like the shadow of the evil witch herself. Something wicked is coming to #DisneyInfinity… pic.twitter.com/tt8sJytvwi — Disney Infinity (@DisneyInfinity) […]
Minecraft PS Vita screenshot shows off crafting
4J Studios have revealed the first screenshot from Minecraft for PS Vita. And it looks… well, exactly the same as normal Minecraft. Which is great of course, because we wouldn’t want it any other way. The screenshot shows the Vita’s crafting screen, which seems to be separated into different sections by tabs. We’re guessing that […]
Mario Kart 8 trailer does well with no gravity
A new Mario Kart 8 trailer is here to get you all excited for Mario’s next racer, and it’s all about the anti-gravity in this clip. Take a look, and remember to keep your seatbelt on! Anti-gravity is new to Mario Kart 8, and puts a little space-age in your karts as you hover over […]
iOS App of the Day: Mother of Myth
How would you like to have the power of the gods, like Percy Jackson and his friends, or heroes like Hercules? Well you can in Mother of Myth, a cool RPG where you gain the power of Roman and Greek gods and fight back the Titans. In Mother of Myth, you are the chosen hero […]
Pokémon Art Academy coming to 3DS this July
Earlier this month we found out that Japan is getting Pokémon Art Academy, a cool drawing game where you sketch Pokémon on the 3DS touch screen using the stylus as a pencil. Nintendo has just announced that it will be coming to Europe and the UK this year too, and in just a couple of months time! […]
New 2DS Mugen battery pack boosts play time
The 2DS is a really great console, but sometimes the battery just isn’t good enough! You can try and play all day, but you just know that the battery will probably run out just as your at the best bit of your game. Mugen make better batteries for Nintendo’s consoles, and have just launched a […]
Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire clip reveals new graphics
Last week Nintendo revealed it was remaking Pokémon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire for 3DS. We didn’t know much more than that, but a new short clip today reveals that the new Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire games will have the new amazing 3D graphics that we first saw in Pokémon X & Y. These improved […]
Let’s Retry! Family Gamer TV plays Retry
Retry is the latest game from Angry Birds developer Rovio, and is inspired by the big hit app Flappy Bird. Like Flappy Bird, Retry is super difficult, so much so you’ll have to retry over and over again! Wes from Family Gamer TV has been playing it, and he’s now a bit further into the […]
New Skylanders Trap Team character revealed: Torch!
Is that a new Skylander? Why yes it is! Andy from Family Gamer TV has been having a look at a new character revealed in this month’s Game Informer magazine, and it’s a core flame element Skylander called Torch. She’s packing a huge flame thrower and an awesome hairdo; check her out in this video! […]
New Super Smash Bros. screens show Bullet Bill and Dragoon
A new set of screenshots from the amazing-looking Super Smash Bros. have revealed some new items in the game: Bullet Bill and the Dragoon! Check them out in these pictures, and see what the game’s producer Masahiro Sakurai has to say about them! First up is Bullet Bill, who is best know as the super weapon from […]
Next-gen Minecraft won’t have infinite worlds
4J Studios, the team who are making the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Minecraft, have revealed that the next-gen versions of the game won’t have infinite worlds like the PC version. A lot of people were expecting the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions to support infinite worlds, because the next-gen consoles are […]
iOS App of the Day: World Craft HD
Minecraft Pocket Edition is available on iOS for all your on-to-go Minecraft needs, but it costs money to buy. If you’d rather not spend a penny but still get an awesome building game, then World Craft HD is the game you need to download now! It’s just like Minecraft, with all the mining and construction […]
Awesome LEGO Star Wars bedroom!
Do you wish your bedroom was just a little cooler? Milun Simpson did, and thanks to four LEGO builders, his bedroom is now a LEGO Star Wars paradise! With LEGO characters and pieces recreating the moon of Endor, Milun goes to sleep every night in the Ewoks’ home. Five year old Milun was the lucky […]
Mario Kart 8 is coming to phones in new app
It’s not quite the full Mario Kart action we’d like to see, but Nintendo’s best plumber is on his way to mobile phones in a new Mario Kart TV app that links to Mario Kart 8 on Wii U. It will let you watch videos and review rankings on the go without being near your […]